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Fédération Congolaise de Football AssociationThe National Technical Directorate (NTD) is rebuilding football in the Democratic Republic of the Congo around three strategic axes: cooperate, strengthen and develop. It also runs three priority programs.
Football in the DRC
NTD development strategy
FECOFA: government and schools
International bodies: CAF and FIFA
Research
Management and monitoring of actions
Youth training structures
Training of coaches and educators
Monitoring of youth competitions
Investment in youth infrastructure
Slogan: “Rebuild to structure, structure to win”.
Objective: led by President Véron Mosengo-Omba, this four-year plan aims to professionalize the entire Congolese football administration.
Key action: an international call for applications launched in July 2026 to recruit a new national technical director, who will lead the development of grassroots football, women’s football, futsal and beach soccer across the country’s 26 provinces.
Objective: an official, ongoing curriculum to upskill technical staff.
Program:
Pilot action: successful rollout of the CAF D license program for women’s football coaching, in March 2024 in Kwilu-Ngongo (Kongo-Central).
Impact: under the supervision of national technical director Médard Lusadusu Basilwa, this first-of-its-kind session trained 30 aspiring female coaches from rural areas to boost local participation.